Sustainability Specialist Needed in the UK

We are currently seeking a Sustainability Specialist ideally from a consultancy background with experience working on multi-million-pound construction projects.

Location: South West, United Kingdom

Salary & Benefits

• £52,000 pa
• Benefits package offered

The Role

• Develop the plans, processes and procedures required to deliver and demonstrate compliance with planning and environmental commitments and sustainability measures adopted by the project.
• Assist the organisation with monitoring environmental and sustainability performance and compliance, through the project lifecycle of design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operation and eventually, decommissioning.
• Support the delivery of the sustainability commitments and ensure sustainability is embedded within the management systems.
• Support the construction sites with their engagement with regulators, the public, local authorities and other key stakeholders in the context of sustainability.
• Expertise in sustainability will support the delivery of the specific sustainability commitments and adoption of sustainability across the project to deliver the project safely, sustainably and to time and cost.
• Ensure the sustainability commitments are recognised at the highest level.
• Provide sustainability advice and oversight to site preparation and construction activities.
• Define and drive the implementation of the sustainability strategy, consistent with the commitments for the new build sites throughout the phases of design, construction, commissioning and operation.
• Develop, in collaboration with other groups, appropriate performance measures, KPIs, monitoring and reporting framework to enable evaluation of project and contractor performance and risks.
• Build relationships with and influence key internal stakeholders at all levels of the organisation to ensure sustainability is addressed appropriately across the project.
• Identify any opportunities to improve sustainability performance including specific measures, initiatives and networks.

Requirements

• Typically, degree qualified or equivalent in a related discipline, ideally with elements of sustainability and/or sustainable construction.
• Knowledge in designing, implementing and maintaining sustainability strategy and objectives.
• Knowledge of the key standards relevant to sustainable construction
• Knowledge of the sustainability performance of comparable large infrastructure projects.
• Experience of working with broad multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidence

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